The Winners of Good Housekeeping's First Annual Anti-Aging Awards

In our 2010 Anti-Aging Awards — an annual feature — the Good Housekeeping Research Institute tested 90 products on 820 volunteers, conducted more than 3,000 lab tests, and tallied 1,800+ questionnaires to find the 26 best anti-aging beauty products. Find out how we tested anti-aging skin products during 18 months of research and see how the testing equipment works. Also, meet the anti-aging experts behind this massive undertaking.By Leesa Suzman Additional reporting by Abbie Kozolchyk and April Franzino

Find out how we tested anti-aging skin products...

Find out how we tested anti-aging skin products...

Anti-Aging Awards

Anti-Aging Awards

It all started with a wish: to find the best anti-aging skin care on the market. The products that really work. The only way to do that is with scientific studies — the kind Good Housekeeping is famous for. So we asked beauty companies for their hardest-working treatments in 12 categories, and enlisted a slew of women ages 35 and up to incorporate these lotions and potions into their routine for a week…or four…or even eight. Our volunteers gave us loads of feedback and let the scientists at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute photograph, poke, and prod their skin with state-of-the-art equipment. Eighteen months of research later, here's the news: Some of these products do make a difference — and while a few are pricey, many drugstore brands beat their high-end competitors. These 14 winners and 12 honorable mentions are proven to outperform the rest.